He said: "I liked the idea of [Jack] being ambiguous. Because women were thought to be bad luck on ships. And these pirates would go out for years at a time.
“So, you know, there is a possibility that one thing might lead to another. You're lonely. You have an extra ration of rum ... 'Cabin boy!'"
Depp says he decided to inject some sexual ambiguity into the character after reading a book about homosexuality amongst pirates in the Caribbean in the 17th century called “Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition”.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest hits screens on July 6.
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WWTDD, Digital Spy, Thu 29 Jun 2006 at 1:11pm
